the best place to get crimp plier things?

[julie beadifferent]

hi all new to this malarky where is the best/ cheapest place to get the crimping pliers that make the crimps round please? Currently mine are flat and would love to try round ones? or r they over rated? opinions please all

Julie xxxxx
Jules Beadz

[Pebbles]

They are about £10 everywhere

I must say I tried some the other day and the effect was quite nice.

I am under the impression that you have to buy a different pair for each size of crimp so that would be a couple of pairs minimum.

[Louise77]

HI.
I use Beadsmith pliers on 2mm round crimp beads (not the tubes) and the effect is great and very strong.
This was after a lot of trial and error, definately spend the extra dosh to get a decent pair, not cheap ones as they are terrible and don't fit the crimps properly.
I also use beadalon 2mm crimps with my pliers.
If you make fine jewellery you can get solid silver crimps which I am sure give an even better result but for me the extra cost is not worth it for my type of jewellery.
I got my pliers from ebay, I think it was a store called crystal phoenix, but there are lots of shops, just do a search for beadsmith crimping pliers standard size.
They are about £10-£12.
Louise
x

[mizgeorge]

The crimping pliers referred to above will just give you a roundish tube rather than a completely flat crimp. If you want your crimp to look like a proper spherical bead, you need to look for magical crimping pliers (I think there's a current thread about them!)

[BeadsbyLili]

or... just another thought... you can cover a crimp with a 'crimp bead cover' which makes them look like neat round beads (there are some on my website).

[shiner]

They are excellent I wish I'd bought mine sooner, the comments I have had have been brilliant I've had people say the things they got from me look better than the ones in the shops in town, I told them they should be each one is hand made work of art not mass produced tat churned out by the hundreds in some factory